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GAMECUBE Set At Mass Market Price Of $199.95 May/22/01 12:00 PDT Dedicated
Gameplay System Launches November 5, 2001 With Six First-Party Titles Priced
At $49.95 REDMOND,
Wash., May 21, 2001 – History’s most successful video game manufacturer today
announced the U.S. suggested retail price of $199.95 for its all-new video
game console, NINTENDO GAMECUBE(tm), launching November 5th. Today’s
announcement comes on the heels of what Nintendo executives describe as an
"overwhelmingly positive response" from thousands of the visitors to
the national Electronic Entertainment Expo (E3) in Los Angeles, which ended
Saturday. More than 62,000 people gathered to view the latest in interactive
entertainment. "The
response to NINTENDO GAMECUBE at E3 was phenomenal," says Peter Main,
executive vice president, sales and marketing, Nintendo of America Inc.
"Game developers expressed over and over that our games are of unmatched
quality, especially Luigi’s Mansion, Super Smash Bros. Melee and Star Wars
Rogue Leader: Rogue Squadron II. Pikmin also spiked interest for its
incredibly unique game content and approach. This is all very exciting." NINTENDO
GAMECUBE’s November 5 launch will hit with a library of six exclusive Nintendo
titles, each with a MSRP of $49.95, expanding by end-of-year with licensee
games, representing a robust and diverse library with games for players of all
ages. Compatible
with Game Boy® Advance, which launches in North America June 11, NINTENDO
GAMECUBE delivers all-new forms of interactive fun and offers the easiest
development environment to date for game creators. Other
upcoming games include: Animal Forest(tm), Disney’s Mickey for NINTENDO
GAMECUBE, Donkey Kong® Racing, Eternal Darkness(tm), Kameo(tm): Elements of
Power(tm), The Legend of Zelda®, Mario Kart® for NINTENDO GAMECUBE, Metroid
Prime(tm), NBA Courtside 2002, Raven Blade, Star Fox® Adventures: Dinosaur
Planet(tm) and Wave Race® Blue Storm. In addition, early titles will come
from a wide range of the world’s top independent publishers and developers,
including LucasArts, Electronic Arts and others. NINTENDO GAMECUBE is scheduled to launch in Japan on September 14, 2001, and
in Europe in early 2002. Information on shipment quantity will be made public
as part of Nintendo’s official financial announcement slated for May 24 in
Japan. As the worldwide leader and innovator in the creation of interactive
entertainment, Nintendo Co. Ltd., of Kyoto, Japan, manufactures and markets
hardware and software for its popular home video game systems. The systems
include Game Boy, Nintendo® 64, Game Boy Advance and the upcoming NINTENDO
GAMECUBE(tm). Since the release of its first home video game system in 1985,
Nintendo has sold more than 1.4 billion video games worldwide, creating
enduring industry icons such as Mario(tm) and Donkey Kong® and launching such
franchises as Zelda(tm) and Pokémon®. As a wholly owned subsidiary, Nintendo
of America Inc., based in Redmond, Wash., serves as headquarters for
Nintendo’s operations in the Western Hemisphere.
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